Where does “논길” come from?

논길 (Korean) comes from Korean 길, from Chinese 吉, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-kjit — happy; pleased.

논길 (Korean): paddy path; footpath between each sections of the field

Definitions

  1. paddy path; footpath between each sections of the field

Ancestry of “논길”, step by step

논길 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 길

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean길road, path; means, course; conduct, moral
2Chinese吉—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetans-kjithappy; pleased

via Korean 논

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean논paddy
2Chinese論—
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